| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fresh) SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fresh) PF - Antonio Irons (fresh) C - Fred Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Jerome Power (fresh) SG - John Schulman (fresh) SF - Melvin Pink (fresh) PF - Sam Riley (fresh) C - Gene Poole (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grambling State | Gene Poole wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Grambling State | Sam Riley banks in the layup set up by Jerome Power and he's fouled by Antonio Irons - foul #1 on Antonio Irons, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:42 | Grambling State | Sam Riley misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:42 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Butler | Sam Riley picks off the pass by Fred Johnson | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by David Huggins - foul #1 on David Huggins, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Antonio Irons clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:47 | Butler | Van Laffoon snags the offensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:34 | Butler | Van Laffoon misses the easy layup | 0-4 |
| 18:33 | Grambling State | Gene Poole pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | Grambling State | John Schulman misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 18:18 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Power | 0-4 |
| 17:57 | Grambling State | John Schulman is hacked by Van Laffoon - foul #1 on Van Laffoon, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Vance Harris (SG) John Schulman | |
| 17:47 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gene Poole | 0-7 |
| 17:27 | Butler | Antonio Irons misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-7 |
| 17:25 | Butler | Fred Johnson misses the tip | 0-7 |
| 17:23 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff tips it but misses | 0-7 |
| 17:21 | Grambling State | Gene Poole grabs the board | 0-7 |
| 17:06 | Grambling State | Vance Harris hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jerome Power and he's fouled by Van Laffoon - foul #2 on Van Laffoon, team foul #4 | 0-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (SG) Van Laffoon | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Phillip Enciso (SG), Todd Pettyjohn (SF), James Jenkins (PF), Michael Carr (C) Jerome Power, Melvin Pink, Sam Riley, Gene Poole | |
| 17:06 | Grambling State | Vance Harris misses the free throw | 0-9 |
| 17:06 | Butler | Fred Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-9 |
| 16:47 | Butler | Fred Johnson's floater is tipped away by Todd Pettyjohn | 0-9 |
| 16:46 | Grambling State | Michael Carr grabs the board | 0-9 |
| 16:32 | Grambling State | Todd Pettyjohn misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-9 |
| 16:31 | Grambling State | Todd Pettyjohn snags the offensive board | 0-9 |
| 16:17 | Grambling State | Phillip Enciso blows the layup | 0-9 |
| 16:15 | Grambling State | James Jenkins hits the follow up shot | 0-11 |
| 15:58 | Butler | Craig Fragoso misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-11 |
| 15:56 | Grambling State | Michael Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 0-11 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fresh) SG - Craig Fragoso (fresh) SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Antonio Irons (fresh) C - Fred Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Vance Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Phillip Enciso (fresh) SF - Todd Pettyjohn (fresh) PF - James Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Carr (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Grambling State | Fred Johnson picks off the pass by Todd Pettyjohn | 0-11 |
| 15:27 | Butler | Craig Fragoso is hacked by Phillip Enciso - foul #1 on Phillip Enciso, team foul #1 | 0-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Leroy Winfield (SF), Leonard Bishop (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) David Huggins, Herbert Eickhoff, Antonio Irons, Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jerome Power (PG), John Schulman (SG), Melvin Pink (SF), Sam Riley (PF), Gene Poole (C) Vance Harris, Phillip Enciso, Todd Pettyjohn, James Jenkins, Michael Carr | |
| 15:12 | Butler | Craig Fragoso buries a jumpshot from the left side | 2-11 |
| 15:06 | Grambling State | Jerome Power can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 2-11 |
| 15:04 | Grambling State | Sam Riley grabs the offensive rebound | 2-11 |
| 14:53 | Grambling State | Jerome Power hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-11 |
| 14:51 | Butler | Kasiya Africa pulls down the rebound | 2-11 |
| 14:31 | Butler | Kasiya Africa connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Leroy Winfield | 4-11 |
| 14:18 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink lays it in set up by John Schulman and he's hacked by Willard Smith - foul #1 on Willard Smith, team foul #5 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG) Willard Smith | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 14:18 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink misses the free throw | 4-13 |
| 14:18 | Butler | The rebound goes to Kasiya Africa | 4-13 |
| 13:54 | Butler | Leroy Winfield buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Craig Fragoso | 6-13 |
| 13:39 | Grambling State | Leroy Winfield picks off the pass by Melvin Pink | 6-13 |
| 13:34 | Butler | David Huggins misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-13 |
| 13:32 | Grambling State | Sam Riley pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| 13:11 | Grambling State | Sam Riley is denied on a dunk by Kasiya Africa | 6-13 |
| 13:09 | Butler | The rebound goes to Craig Fragoso | 6-13 |
| 12:51 | Butler | Kasiya Africa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Antonio Irons (PF), Fred Johnson (C) Craig Fragoso, Leonard Bishop, Kasiya Africa | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Vance Harris (PG), Phillip Enciso (SG), Todd Pettyjohn (SF), James Jenkins (PF), Michael Carr (C) Jerome Power, John Schulman, Melvin Pink, Sam Riley, Gene Poole | |
| 12:25 | Grambling State | Todd Pettyjohn scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Vance Harris and he's fouled by Fred Johnson - foul #1 on Fred Johnson, team foul #6 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG) David Huggins | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 12:25 | Grambling State | Todd Pettyjohn makes the free throw | 6-16 |
| 12:18 | Butler | Fred Johnson is whistled for a carry | 6-16 |
| 11:59 | Grambling State | Leroy Winfield is called for the reach on Todd Pettyjohn - foul #1 on Leroy Winfield, team foul #7 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste (SG) Leroy Winfield | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 11:59 | Grambling State | Todd Pettyjohn misses the 1st free throw | 6-16 |
| 11:59 | Butler | Antonio Irons gets the rebound | 6-16 |
| 11:44 | Butler | Fred Johnson comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Phillip Enciso - foul #2 on Phillip Enciso, team foul #2 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Obataiye Azim (SG) Phillip Enciso | |
| 11:44 | Butler | Fred Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 7-16 |
| 11:44 | Butler | Fred Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Willard Smith (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Baptiste (fresh) SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Antonio Irons (fresh) C - Fred Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Vance Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Obataiye Azim (fresh) SF - Todd Pettyjohn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Carr (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Grambling State | Vance Harris misses the lay-in | 8-16 |
| 11:29 | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste snags the defensive board | 8-16 |
| 11:05 | Butler | Antonio Irons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-16 |
| 11:04 | Grambling State | Todd Pettyjohn gets the rebound | 8-16 |
| 10:45 | Grambling State | Obataiye Azim loses the dribble to Willard Smith | 8-16 |
| 10:37 | Butler | Todd Pettyjohn swats the layup by Herbert Eickhoff | 8-16 |
| 10:35 | Butler | Antonio Irons tips it in | 10-16 |
| 10:16 | Grambling State | Obataiye Azim lays it in set up by Vance Harris | 10-18 |
| 09:56 | Butler | The short jumper by Herbert Eickhoff is denied by James Jenkins | 10-18 |
| 09:55 | Grambling State | Michael Carr gets the rebound | 10-18 |
| 09:38 | Grambling State | Obataiye Azim misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 10-18 |
| 09:37 | Butler | Fred Johnson gets the rebound | 10-18 |
| 09:32 | Butler | Michael Carr takes the ball from Herbert Eickhoff | 10-18 |
| 09:19 | Grambling State | Jeffrey Baptiste denies the turnaround by Obataiye Azim | 10-18 |
| 09:18 | Butler | Fred Johnson grabs the board | 10-18 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff knocks in the jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Michael Carr - foul #1 on Michael Carr, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Craig Fragoso (SG), Leonard Bishop (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) Willard Smith, Jeffrey Baptiste, Antonio Irons, Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jerome Power (PG), John Schulman (SG), Melvin Pink (SF), Sam Riley (PF), Gene Poole (C) Vance Harris, Obataiye Azim, Todd Pettyjohn, James Jenkins, Michael Carr | |
| 09:05 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff makes the free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:53 | Grambling State | Sam Riley misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 08:31 | Butler | David Huggins misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 13-18 |
| 08:29 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to John Schulman | 13-18 |
| 08:17 | Grambling State | Gene Poole connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from John Schulman | 13-20 |
| 07:54 | Butler | Craig Fragoso clanks a jump hook near the basket | 13-20 |
| 07:53 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff grabs the offensive board | 13-20 |
| 07:39 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fresh) SG - Craig Fragoso (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leonard Bishop (fresh) C - Kasiya Africa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Jerome Power (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Schulman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Melvin Pink (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Sam Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gene Poole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Grambling State | John Schulman drills a shot from the free throw line | 15-22 |
| 07:07 | Butler | Kasiya Africa misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-22 |
| 07:05 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 06:38 | Grambling State | Gene Poole misses the dunk | 15-22 |
| 06:37 | Grambling State | Gene Poole pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 06:26 | Grambling State | John Schulman misses the floater from close range | 15-22 |
| 06:25 | Butler | Leonard Bishop snags the defensive board | 15-22 |
| 06:23 | Butler | David Huggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-22 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Leroy Winfield (SG), Jeffrey Baptiste (SF), Antonio Irons (PF), Fred Johnson (C) David Huggins, Craig Fragoso, Herbert Eickhoff, Leonard Bishop, Kasiya Africa | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Vance Harris (PG), Obataiye Azim (SG), Todd Pettyjohn (SF), James Jenkins (PF), Michael Carr (C) Jerome Power, John Schulman, Melvin Pink, Sam Riley, Gene Poole | |
| 06:08 | Grambling State | Vance Harris is hacked by Willard Smith - foul #2 on Willard Smith, team foul #8 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Howell (PG) Willard Smith | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 06:08 | Grambling State | Vance Harris makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 06:08 | Grambling State | Vance Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 05:45 | Butler | Leroy Winfield is called for traveling | 15-24 |
| 05:26 | Grambling State | Obataiye Azim drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Vance Harris and he's fouled by Leroy Winfield - foul #2 on Leroy Winfield, team foul #9 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (SG) Leroy Winfield | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 05:26 | Grambling State | Obataiye Azim misses the free throw | 15-26 |
| 05:26 | Butler | Fred Johnson pulls down the rebound | 15-26 |
| 05:15 | Butler | Craig Fragoso buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Howell | 18-26 |
| 05:00 | Grambling State | Obataiye Azim scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Vance Harris | 18-28 |
| 04:37 | Butler | Craig Fragoso misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 18-28 |
| 04:35 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Todd Pettyjohn | 18-28 |
| 04:19 | Grambling State | Michael Carr is hacked by Antonio Irons - foul #2 on Antonio Irons, team foul #10 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Leonard Bishop (PF) Thomas Howell, Antonio Irons | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jerome Power (PG), John Schulman (SG), Melvin Pink (SF), Sam Riley (PF) Vance Harris, Obataiye Azim, Todd Pettyjohn, James Jenkins | |
| 04:19 | Grambling State | Michael Carr misses the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 04:19 | Grambling State | Michael Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 04:19 | Butler | Leonard Bishop snags the defensive board | 18-28 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Fred Johnson can't connect on a runner from the left block | 18-28 |
| 03:59 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink pulls down the rebound | 18-28 |
| 03:53 | Grambling State | John Schulman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-28 |
| 03:52 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink tips it in | 18-30 |
| 03:29 | Butler | David Huggins hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-30 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Craig Fragoso (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Baptiste (fairly fresh) PF - Leonard Bishop (fresh) 2 reb. C - Fred Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Jerome Power (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Schulman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Pink (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sam Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Carr (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Grambling State | John Schulman buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Carr | 20-33 |
| 02:51 | Butler | Jerome Power takes the ball from David Huggins | 20-33 |
| 02:30 | Grambling State | John Schulman hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerome Power and he's fouled by Leonard Bishop - foul #1 on Leonard Bishop, team foul #11 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Van Laffoon (SG), Leroy Winfield (SF), Antonio Irons (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) Craig Fragoso, Jeffrey Baptiste, Leonard Bishop, Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Gene Poole (C) Michael Carr | |
| 02:30 | Grambling State | John Schulman makes the free throw | 20-36 |
| 02:18 | Butler | Leroy Winfield misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 20-36 |
| 02:16 | Grambling State | Jerome Power pulls down the rebound | 20-36 |
| 01:58 | Grambling State | John Schulman hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-39 |
| 01:42 | Butler | Kasiya Africa clanks a 3 from the right corner | 20-39 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Leroy Winfield hits the follow up shot | 22-39 |
| 01:30 | Grambling State | Leroy Winfield steals it from Melvin Pink | 22-39 |
| 01:14 | Butler | Van Laffoon clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 22-39 |
| 01:13 | Butler | Antonio Irons can't tip it in | 22-39 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Leroy Winfield grabs the offensive rebound | 22-39 |
| 00:50 | Butler | Kasiya Africa connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-39 |
| 00:22 | Grambling State | John Schulman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-39 |
| 00:21 | Butler | Antonio Irons gets the rebound | 25-39 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Van Laffoon is called for traveling | 25-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Leonard Bishop (C) David Huggins, Leroy Winfield, Kasiya Africa | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Vance Harris (PG), Phillip Enciso (SG), Todd Pettyjohn (SF), Gene Madore (PF), James Jenkins (C) Jerome Power, John Schulman, Melvin Pink, Sam Riley, Gene Poole | |
| 00:01 | Grambling State | Leonard Bishop is called for the reach on James Jenkins - foul #2 on Leonard Bishop, team foul #12 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Fred Johnson (C) Antonio Irons | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 00:01 | Grambling State | James Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 00:01 | Grambling State | James Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Van Laffoon misses short on a halfcourt shot | 25-41 |